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    poem To an Athlete Dying Young‚ there many different tones‚ exciting‚ hopeful‚ valued‚ confused‚ puzzled‚ mournful‚ sorrowful‚ hurt‚upset‚ remorseful‚ sorry‚ and tone shifts. No matter how sorrowful or depressing the author went he always kept a sort of positivity in his poem. The author keeps a positive sense of writing constantly because he is a positive writer and is trying to show how it was not this horrible death‚ this young athlete died a praised and honored as an awesome athlete. The rhyme

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    To An Athlete Dying Young‚ is a poem that is written by A.E. Housman‚ and it represents to the audience that dying young‚ although sad‚ could also be a good thing. The poem could pertain to many people‚ from elementary schoolers to high schoolers. It commemorates an athlete who the whole town loved who died. The piece is also a message to the athlete‚ that it is not too bad that he is deceased. The author uses many symbols to convey the message to the readers. For example‚ in the 11th and 12th

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    On the outermost level the poem‚ “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman‚ is exactly as it sounds. It talks about a young man that was athletically talented for some reason has died. The poem uses many good techniques to suggest‚ however morbid‚ that it good for famous people to die young. The poem has a solemn mood‚ but it is possible to sense a bit of happiness as it recalls the athlete’s life. The first two lines of the poem say “The time you won your town the race / We chaired you through

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    Housman’s emotional poem‚ “To an Athlete Dying Young‚” appears to present a solemn farewell to any young athlete who dies young in the modern age. The speaker seems to be giving his last goodbye to the town athlete whether they are the star or the benchwarmer of the team it allows the reader to feel more attached to this character that the speaker is painting. Housman carefully crafts a depressing yet loving final goodbye to all the athletes or stars of the world that die young‚ and then shows briefly how

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    “To An Athlete Dying Young” is about a close friend who died at a young age. A.E Housman uses a poem structure to express his emotions. The whole poem is about how he was carried to his grave and was shoulder high. Based upon that this would be considered non - fiction. The audience he is telling this poem to is to his close friend that dies‚ and is wanting others to see his emotions. It depends on the perspective that you have. You can think that it means that they celebrated him and the accomplishments

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    The poems ‘To an Athlete Dying Young ‘and ‘God’s Grandeur’ both examine situations that threaten our sense of stability and suggests ways of dealing with these situations. Both poems include some sort of negative aspect but they are each responded by their respective speaker in different ways. In addition‚ to aid in better understanding of the poem‚ the poets use images. The poem ‘To An Athlete Dying Young’‚ illustrates the story of a young athlete who was once carried on high shoulders through

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    A. Dheer ENG 1P0-B Jan 8th‚ 2014 My Favourite Activity Is Basketball Did you know that most successful basketball players make over 15 million dollars a year. Kobe Bryant made $30.45 million dollars last year (GOOGLE). I enjoy playing basketball with my friends and it is my favourite Activity. It keeps me active and healthy. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the World. It is made popular because of famous basketball superstars like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson who make the

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    Basketball http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/basics/basics.html Aim of the game The aim of the game is to score more ‘baskets’ (points) than the opposition team. Scoring baskets can vary between one‚ two or three points per shot. In order to score‚ you must shoot the ball into the opposition’s basket hoop. Rules of basketball Basketball is a team sport that involves teamwork and cooperation. There are two teams with five players on the court trying to shoot the ball into a hoop and some

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    Famous basketball legend Michael Jordan once said‚ “There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player‚ and I don’t believe there is only one greatest player either.” I like this quote because it gave a lot of experience to other sports player achieve their goals. The reason why I want to be a basketball player is because I want to take that next step by practicing and knowing the rules about this sport‚ getting to know much about some pro basketball players‚ and start focusing on helping the

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    In A.E. Housman’s “To An Athlete Dying Young‚” the speaker reminisces on all the past achievements of a young and deceased athlete. The poem is filled with praise for the athlete who had died while he was still glorious‚ successful‚ and revered by his town. The speaker strangely believes that the star is fortunate to have died before his fame did. The speaker begins the elegy by directly addressing the deceased athlete. Looking back on one of the boy’s great victories‚ the speaker states‚ “the time

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